San Francisco 49er's quarterback Colin Kaepernick is featured on the most recent cover of Time Magazine taking a knee. The same position he has been taking each game this year during the national anthem in protest of his country's race relations and police-issues. The accompanying article focuses on the effect his initial protest has taken on the world of professional sports and the country as a whole. A number of current and former and NFL players were spoken to for the piece about the protests. Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins is quoted,

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“We’re not doing this made-up thing to get attention. Real lives are being lost. Real communities are being affected. The negativity comes from people’s unwillingness to digest the hard truth.”